Seven Days Battles

(noun)

The Seven Days Battles was a series of six major battles over the seven days from June 25 to July 1, 1862, near Richmond, Virginia, during the American Civil War.

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Examples of Seven Days Battles in the following topics:

  • McClellan's Peninsular Campaign

    • Lee turned the subsequent Seven Days Battles into a humiliating Union defeat.
    • As McClellan's army reached the outskirts of Richmond, a minor battle occurred at Hanover Court House, and it was followed by a Confederate offense led by Johnston at the Battle of Seven Pines or Fair Oaks.
    • Lee, who reorganized the army and prepared for offensive action in the final battles of June 25 through July 1, popularly known as the "Seven Days Battles" and considered by historians to be the second phase of the Peninsular Campaign.
    • Though none of the battles from these seven days resulted in significant Confederate tactical victories, the fierce fighting and sudden appearance of Stonewall Jackson’s “foot cavalry” on McClellan’s western flank became unnerving for Union forces, which were eventually forced back to their base at the James River.
    • Both sides suffered heavy casualties as a result of the Seven Days Battles.

  • A World War

    • The Seven Years War was a global military war involved most of the great global powers of the time, which affected European colonies.
    • For the Seven Years War, the British chose the greatest military strategist of the day, Frederick the Great (Frederick II) and his kingdom of Prussia as their principal partner.
    • A British attempt at relief was foiled at the Battle of Minorca and the island was captured.
    • A battle during the Seven Years War between British and Indians in North America
    • Discuss the impact of the Seven Years War on the North American continent

  • The West and the Civil War

    • The next day, Confederate General Gideon J.
    • The Battle of Shiloh, or the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was another major battle in the western theater of the U.S.
    • The Confederacy launched initially successful campaigns in the territory of present-day Arizona and New Mexico.
    • The land formally designated as "Indian Territory" covered most of present-day Oklahoma.
    • Indian Territory hosted numerous skirmishes and seven officially recognized battles in which different Native American groups allied with the Union or Confederacy.

  • MacArthur's Leapfrogging

    • This plan required seven more divisions than were already in the theater, raising objections from the British.
    • The Joint Chiefs responded with a directive that approved the plan using forces already in the theater or en route to it, and delaying its implementation by 60 days.
    • The next day, MacArthur watched the landing at Nadzab by paratroops of the 503rd Parachute Infantry.
    • The Philippines Campaign included the Battle of Leyte Gulf - the largest naval battle of World War II and, by some criteria, possibly the largest naval battle in history.
    • The battle consisted of four separate engagements between the opposing forces: the Battle of the Sibuyan Sea, the Battle of Surigao Strait, the Battle of Cape Engaño and the Battle off Samar, as well as other actions.

  • Converging Military Fronts

    • From November 1943, during the seven-week Battle of Changde, the Chinese forced Japan to fight a costly war of attrition, while awaiting Allied relief.
    • On 6 June, 1944, known as D-Day, the Allies invaded northern France, leading to the defeat of the German Army units and the liberation of Paris on 25 August .
    • In the Philippines, American forces defeated the Japanese in the Battle of the Philippine Sea and soon after scored another large victory during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, one of the largest naval battles in history .

  • The Second Bull Run and the Battle of Antietam

    • Following victory in the Second Battle of Bull Run, Lee unsuccessfully attempted to invade the North in the Battle of Antietam.
    • On that same day, the wing of Lee's army commanded by Maj.
    • It was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, with about 23,000 dead, wounded, or missing on both sides combined.
    • On the second day of the Second Battle of Bull Run, Union forces prevented Confederates from taking a position at Chin Ridge.
    • Analyze the Second Battle of Bull Run and the Battle of Antietam

  • Surrender at Yorktown

    • The siege of Yorktown by combined French and American forces in the autumn of 1781 was the decisive battle of the American Revolutionary War.
    • On May 20, 1781, CCornwallis arrived at Petersburg, Virginia, with 1,500 men after suffering heavy casualties at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse.
    • In early September, the British were defeated by de Grasse in the Battle of the Chesapeake and forced to fall back to New York.
    • Cornwallis initially relied on a chain of seven redoubts and batteries linked by earthworks along with batteries that covered the narrows of the York River at Gloucester Point.
    • After two days of negotiation, Cornwallis surrendered 7,087 officers and enlisted men in Yorktown and a further 840 sailors from the British fleet in the York River to Washington and Rochambeau.

  • The Battle of Gettysburg

    • On the second day of battle, most of both armies had assembled.
    • On the third day of battle, July 3, fighting resumed on Culp's Hill.
    • Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers from both armies were casualties in the three day battle.
    • The Battle of Gettysburg, PA.
    • Overview map of the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg, July 3, 1863.

  • The Battle of Shiloh

    • Despite poor planning and controversial decisions by leadership on both sides, the Battle of Shiloh resulted in a Union victory.
    • The Confederates achieved considerable success on the first day but were ultimately defeated on the second day.
    • On the first day of the battle, the Confederates struck with the intention of driving the Union defenders away from the river and into the swamps of Owl Creek to the west, hoping to defeat Grant's Army of the Tennessee before the anticipated arrival of Maj.
    • The Confederate battle lines became confused during the fierce fighting, and Grant's men instead fell back to the northeast, in the direction of Pittsburg Landing.
    • This map shows the direction of the Confederate attack and the Union retreat at the first day of the Battle of Shiloh.

  • Coral Sea and Midway

    • The Battle of the Coral Sea and the Battle of Midway were strategic triumphs for the Allies and marked the critical point in halting Japanese expansion during World War II.
    • Beginning on May 7, the carrier forces from the two sides exchanged airstrikes over two consecutive days.
    • The Battle of Midway was a decisive naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II.
    • The Battle of Midway has often been called "the turning point of the Pacific." 
    • Examine the importance of the Battle of the Coral Sea and the Battle of Midway Island as turning points for the Allies.